Orbit Index
A weekly tracker of private space-company valuations (SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Relativity) with public-stock proxies, funding-round data, and a paper-trading portfolio — for retail investors who want exposure to the space economy without private-market access.
Retail investors and personal-finance enthusiasts building a thesis on the space economy
- Weekly valuation estimates and movement for the top 20 private space companies
- Public-proxy correlation map showing which tickers move with SpaceX news
- Funding-round and tender-offer tracking with deal terms
- Paper-trading portfolio of public space proxies for backtesting theses
SpaceX dipping below IPO price while Blue Origin seeks new funding shows investors are actively tracking private space valuations and need context the public markets don't provide
Strong retail interest confirmed by Google Trends (500+ for 'spacex stock ipo'), Investing.com and Invezz guides, and a 2026 article noting space ETFs materially outpaced the broader market — but demand is already largely met by free aggregators.Top 3 Space Economy & Commercial Satellite ETFs Capturing the New... ↗SpaceX Stock: IPO Date, Share Price & News - Investing.com ↗
Crowded: NewSpaceTracker, SpaceNexus, SpaceInformer, TradingView, and SpaceOdysseyHub already publish SpaceX/Blue Origin valuation/funding comparisons, plus 12X Space targets accredited investors — a paper-trading wrapper on top is incremental, not novel.SpaceX vs Blue Origin (2026) — Side-by-Side Comparison | New Space Tracker ↗12X Space | SpaceX Investment Fund & Valuation Tracker ↗
Hard to charge — UFO/ARKX/ROKT ETFs give diversified space exposure at ~0.40% expense ratios and TradingView/Investing.com already offer free SpaceX price pages; willingness to pay for a weekly private-valuation tracker is unproven for non-accredited retail.Best Space ETFs: UFO vs ARKX vs NASA Compared (Fees & Holdings) ↗UFO - Procure ↗
Space economy is a durable multi-decade theme, but the core 'private-market access' thesis erodes if SpaceX IPOs as widely reported for June 2026 — the product's wedge would shrink within a year.How to Buy SpaceX Stock in 2026: Before and After the IPO ↗
Technically straightforward — weekly data aggregation from secondary-market platforms and news + a paper-portfolio UI is well-trodden; main risks are data licensing/accuracy on private valuations rather than engineering.